Make your own wiring loom for Landrover Series

[@timrandle9560]

Thanks for putting this up , will be having a go at my wiring loom shortly, always watching your videos !

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback Tim, I hope it helps with your loom, it certainly demisified it for me and convinced me to do the loom for my Series 1-109.

[@gonesailing]

Thank you Steve, that was fun to watch, though my audio and camera was a bit shaky! Hopefully this is helpful to your viewers! All the best, Ian

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

I boosted the audio and eq'd it a bit as you are very quite, I also applied anti shake, too many Newcastle Brown Ales in your youth perhaps :-) The info is what counts so thanks again for sharing your knowledge. :-)

[@gonesailing]

Vintage Restorations Australia. 😉

[@dc-zk8th]

@@gonesailing Is there any chance on getting a list of needed cable sizes and colours or the sheet you've used? I plan on doing the same but have only b/w drawings and no length data. (will measure it myself I think) Thanks for the good content!

[@gonesailing]

Dominique C. For sure I can do this, give me a couple of days and I’ll post up recommendations, or if you send me your email, I could email the wiring diagram and list of gauges I used. Thanks for your comments. Ian

[@dc-zk8th]

@@gonesailing Awesome! Do you have an instagram or twitter account where I can send you a pm? don't want to post my mail publicly.

[@rossjackson7134]

Just started the journey. Looked Aus wide for a shorty and found two less than a kilometre from home thanks to a mate. The engine is out and stripped already.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Nice work Ross

[@rossjackson7134]

@@VintageRestorationsAustralia thanks mate. Next time you’re going through Moruya, drop in for a cuppa. We are two minutes west of town headed towards Araluen.

[@pmjd42]

I am a trained electrician (UK) but can't use that skill in Aus. When I was restoring an ex-military 109 V8 FFR in NZ, I shorted out two 12v, in series, 400 a/h batteries! The main wiring loom running along the bulkhead didn't last long. So had to build a new one. One thing that I was surprised about the loom on my 1984 90 when I did an auto conversion was that the loom had wring for automatic transmissions ("P" and "N" wiring to disable the ignition). That was just before LR started selling auto 90's in the US in the 1990's.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks for that, intresting stuff, I never knew they did any autos!

[@pmjd42]

​@@VintageRestorationsAustralia Thanks. Only US (CA) market AFAIK and now you can't find anything for less than US$70k, more now I expect. I was inspired by someone called Ian Ashcroft (UK, deceased. His business still operates) who used to do V8/BW65 conversions with modified valve packs. The great thing about an auto is you can change gear without dropping drive to the wheels.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

​@@pmjd42 Series 1 with an CVT ? clash of worlds :-)

[@pmjd42]

@@VintageRestorationsAustralia If we put originality aside, in an 80" S1 I would go with a Ford 2.8 EFI V6 and whatever the auto box was for them. There are kits available (Edit: I should say were available). A V8 is nice in an 80" S1, but too big IMO, too many axles, shafts and diffs popping, let alone the layshaft. A CVT, not sure. I was going to do a V6 conversion on my 1958 S2 but went the 88" RR chassis path.

[@conrad1468]

I plan to make own wiring harnesses, too. Thank you for sharing!!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Nice one Cory, glad it helped you out :-)

[@gonesailing]

Hi Cory, if I can offer advice, I will be happy too. Your recent rebuild of the bulkhead (paintstaking for sure) is inspiring. Take care. Ian

[@conrad1468]

Sask Series thank you Sir!! Lots of time in the bulkhead. I’m planning on using a bunch of relays and fuses to power everything. If I get stuck. I’ll let ya know. Thank you!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

@@conrad1468 Very brave man taking on that bulkhead of yours Cory, well done.

[@gonesailing]

Cory Anderson. You are welcome Cory. All the best with your restoration. Ian

[@kevinparkin8984]

Hello Mate, In the process of series 2a rebuild, found a lot of your vids really helpful but electrics Is my downfall have not got a clue. You sound as if you are originally not far from me I am in County Durham. How much would you charge to make me one of these looms ? I already have one through the Chassis, need one for Bulkhead. Thanks k

[@angusfoley1249]

Hi Steve - I am thinking of giving this a go for my series 1. Any more details available, like how Ian set the lengths of each wire? Cheers Angus

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Hi Angus, electrical is not my thing and the video was a guest spot by Ian, I amy ask hime to do another with some further detail.

[@GrumpsBarn]

I wired up my 1960 series 2 from scratch....it had nothing when I bought it....it now has a mass of spaghetti that runs through 8 fuses and 4 relays!....none of it follows the original format, but it all makes sense to me :)

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Sounds like you're the guy that does 'that' to Landies :-). As long as it works it's all good.

[@robbuchanan3978]

I am in Canada anyway l can contact lan Coulson just about to start my 1954 107

[@graemelliott3942]

Wow what a great video. I would like one of his looms for my 64 2a 109 pickup. They are so professional looking. What was the place in England he mentioned that makes the looms?

[@gonesailing]

Hi Graem, thank you for the positive words. Might take you up on that 😉. I think I am getting better at making them, with a bit of practice. The only snag is knowing how long to make each sub loom or wiring run, so I’ve tended to over estimate, then can cut to the right length once on the Series vehicle. The place in the UK is called Autosparks, they do a professional looking loom, with price points that vary depending upon if you want the old cloth style of wiring or modern plastic coated wire. You can specify lots of options too. Sit down when you see the cost, especially if you want overseas shipping. I also read that there is a long wait, given the CV just now.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

@@gonesailing Get building Graem :-)

[@graemelliott3942]

Sask Series I’ll take you up on your offer if you ever decide to make them. I had to sit down after I saw the $$$.

[@gonesailing]

Graem Elliott. Thank you. I should seriously consider this as a business opportunity. Whereabout are you located please in case this is an option, and to see if shipping is not a problem.

[@graemelliott3942]

Sask Series I'm in Los Angeles

[@jaspermowatt2747]

Looks very neat. How do you decide what gauge wires to use? Thanks

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

The specs should detail amperage of the wires.

[@jaspermowatt2747]

@@VintageRestorationsAustralia I see Ian has said below he would supply other viewers with the diagram and wiring specs, reckon I could have a copy please? I've dropped you guys an email. cheers

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

@@jaspermowatt2747 Can you shoot me another email at vintagerestorationsaustralia @gmail.com I will forward it to Ian. I have not seen the one sent, mabye slipped through the cracks. Sorry about that.

[@jaspermowatt2747]

@@VintageRestorationsAustralia great thank you, just sent another email across, please let me know if you done get this one. thanks

[@gonesailing]

Jasper Mowatt. Hi Jasper, thanks for your enquiry. I’ve just sent you an email. Thanks for forwarding this over to me Steve. All the best, Ian

[@grahamturner2469]

Hi Steve, thanks for that video, I am doing a series 3 at the moment, so I went straight on to the series forum UK. However I didn't have any luck tracking down one of colour diagrams he had in this video. I have the manual and it does have a wiring diagram but the easy to read colour version would be great. Any ideas would be appreciated.

[@gonesailing]

Hi Graham, you need to look at the land rover series 2 club forum. Free to sign up to that forum. Here is the link to the wiring diagrams. It’s filed under workshop wisdom, but this link should get you there once you are a forum member. www.series2club.co.uk/new_forum/index.php?board=3.0 p.s. the wiring diagrams changed a bit over the years, and the series 3 wiring loom is a little different, but the essentials should be the same and these diagrams will give you a good start. Good luck with your wiring, Ian

[@grahamturner2469]

@@gonesailing Thank you Ian, I should have realised the series 2 would be close. I will check that site, thanks again.

[@71spaceman]

Hi Graham. I have the same colour diagram he is using here. I printed it off google images for land rover wiring diagram with alternator. Look through carefully, I'm sure it will still be there. It was the best reference of many I used.

[@grahamturner2469]

@@71spaceman Thank you for that helpful information, sorry I missed it before. I have googled it, very useful thank you.

[@robbuchanan3978]

How can l get in contact with Ian Coulson anybody ?

[@douglastobin8996]

Knead 2do this baby 2 85 hylux mayb th wiring was gd 40 yrs agowas pearl know design al th crimped connectors knead soldering

[@gnewman18]

Where is the link to Ian?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

There isn't one.